Attachment for containers



C. CRAFT.

ATTACHMENT FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1919.

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OCHES'IIJR, NEW YORK.

ATTAGHE'ZEN'E 51 GE CONTAINERS.

T 0 all whom it may CO'HGGTH.

Be it known that l, tlrriiunonr Gimrr, a

citizen of the United States, re ,lllg at liocheste', 1n the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Containers; and I do hereby declare tie following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to' the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference numerals marked thereon.

This is an invention in auxiliary attachments for vessels or containers, and more especially in devices for attachment adjacent the rim of an open top container or vessel for use as a scraping and as a supporting surface in conjunction with implements or tools employed to dispense the contained material, one object being the provision of a convenient and eiiicient attachment for use in conjunction with the dispensing implement to manipulate the material, support the implement, and for other purposes.

Another object is the provision of a device of the above character which is simple in construction, readily placed in position or removed, and adjustable to containers oi various sizes and shapes. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a container with the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The embodiment of the invention at present preferred, as best illustrating the principles involved, is shown in the drawings applied to a container 5, having side walls 6, and an open top adjacent which the side walls are rolled to form a bead 7, forming a common type of container, such for example as a paint can, but the invention is generally applicable, of course, to open top containers for various materials. The invention comprises a plurality of plate like members 8, preferably formed of sheet metal, the members being pivotally connected with each other for relative movement by any suitable means, as for example the bolt 9 passed through openings 10 in the members and having adjacent its head a washer 11 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1321.

1919. Serial No. 315,750.

on the other side of the members a securing nut l2. By this means the members are securely connected with each other, but not so tightly as to prevent their relative move ment.

The forward edge of e ch member is preferably straight as indic red at 13, while its rear or outer edge is curved as at i l to conform with the shape of the container, as a result of which and of the movable connection between tl cm, the m mbers may be ad justed to conform with shape of the inner wall of containers of various dimensions in such. a way that the outer lines of the device as a whole lie adjacent the wall of the container to facilitate its attachment to the latter by the means described below, and the forward straight edges 13 project conveniently toward the center of the pail.

Fixed to the outer ends of the member are clips and and at their overlapping portions a similar clip 17, each of these clips being preferably formed of -iore or less silient sheet metal. bent upon itself, as at 18, thus forming arms l8 adapted to the opposite sides of the wall of the contrainer, these arms being somewhat spaced from each other at 18 for providing resiliency and to accommodate any enlargement on the rim of the re flit, for ex; ample, the bead 7. The of the clips within the container, aturned horizon tally as at l9, this portion of the contra clip being held to the members 8 by the bolt 9 while the corresponding portions of the clips 15 and 16 are secured to members 8 by means of bolts 20 provided with washers 21 and securing nuts 22, the clips thus being securely attached to the device in such a way that they are relatively adjustable in relation thereto by turning them on the securing bolts.

The construction described provides a device which is readily adjustable to the tops of containers of various sizes and shapes, by reason of the adjustability of the plate members relative to each other as well as the adjustability of the clips on the mem bers and their adaptability to the wall of the container. The device is very useful in dispensing various kinds of materials from such a container, as when using for this purpose implements such as a brush or ladle. When applying paint with a brush it is desirable to have some means for removing the excess liquid from the brush and rewhere it llows turning the same to the container. The forward edge oi the device provides an excellent means for this purpose, the brush being drawn over it t'ter being dipped into the paint and the downward inclination of the plate draining the illlid to its forward edge back into the container thus conserving material and maintaining the device in as cleanly a condition as possible. T he device is useful in a similar way in conjunction with containers tor butter ice cream etc, served by means of a ladle or similar instrument from which excess material may be removed by contact with the forward edge of the device, or in case a quantity measuring implement is usedwith such materials, the material may be scraped level with the .top of the implement thus increasing the accuracy of measurement. attachment is further useful as a supporting means for implements such as those described, as they may during use be temporarily deposited on the upper surface or the device, the implement being thus lett within the container without soiling the surroundingsurfaces, and any drainage therefrom is carried back into the receptacle.

The device is simple in construction and cl an inexpensive nature as it may be manuiactured largely from materials leftover liroin other processes. Its construction renders it readily adjustable'to various containers and convenient for attachment thereto for the uses described.

I claim as my invention:

' 1. The combination with a container hav- 'ing .anopen top, of an attachment there for comprising a plurality of substantially plate-ll e members movably connected with ranged to engage over the top edges of the container for removably attaching said members to the container adjacent itstop in position for removing excess material from a dispensing implement or'ior supporting the same.

2. The combination with a container having an open top, of an attachment therefor comprising a plurality of plates pivotally connected with one another to permit. the conformation thereof to, the inner Wall of containers of different dimensions and ad justable clips on said plates for removably securing said attachment to the container adjacentits top with said plates inclined. at an angle to the horizontal downwardly toward the center'o-t' the container for the drainage of fluid from said plates.

3. As an article oi manuit'acture, an attachment tor containers comprising a plurality of plate members movably connected with one of said attachment to the inner wall centainers cit dillerent dimensions, and clips CHAUNCEY CRAFT;

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